If you have a Digital Consciousness you already know how to avoid this!

Tonight was very, very powerful and informative. Both kids thanked me for taking them after complaining beforehand that they already knew all that stuff. Thanks IROC.

Taking the pictures, sending the pictures, or keeping the pictures of underage teens can land you in deep water. So what do you do? How do you learn more?

Any 2.1Certified citizen will tell you that this story seems pretty vanilla and is not too shocking except for the fact that, in this case, the school was the C.E.L.

See How!

College students' lives can be changed - and even destroyed - in the time it takes to click a mouse. Take a look at these real-life examples of the harm digital technology can cause.

If you do not understand, comprehend, and believe that everything you do with ANY form of digital technology is public and permanent, and you do not have a respect for the "21st Century Flame," or "2.1C", you will get burned!

Practice 2.1C - What You Do With ANY form of digital technology is Public & Permanent.

If you post future status updates on sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn and more telling the world what you are GOING to do, where you are GOING to be, and for how long, you open yourself up to a number of risks. The world does not care what you are doing, and those that are watching, are the people you do not want to care.

If you think that your password protected or private social web page means that nobody but you or your friends can see what you post, you do NOT understand digital safety, responsibility or awareness and could already be at risk.

If she knew 2.1C, this could have been avoided! It is amazing how this type of thing still happens in our society when there is a simple and uniform understanding of how to proactively avoid it. Learning 2.1C the hard way usually means a life altering mistake has been made. If you do not know what 2.1C is, or how to practice it, you should learn ASAP!

"We at the Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communication commend Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt for proactively raising the importance of digital responsibility and awareness at the statewide level." Richard Guerry, the Executive Director of I.R.O.C2 said. "By starting and encouraging a dialogue regarding detrimental digital issues, such as sexting, and by proposing legislation intended to further spread awareness of their negative consequences, the Assemblywoman has become a leader of digital responsibility, or Responsibility 2.1C, in the great state of New Jersey."

I.R.O.C.2's Program getting press in the examiner out of Newark.

Pardon the shameless self promoltion but a Huge thanks to Mister Safety (?) Who Apparently Likes I.R.O.C.2

PR: KidsBeSafeOnline LLC and IROC2.org are dedicated to online child safety have come together to increase education and awareness of the dangers posed by the current trends in technology. They have joined forces to proactively educate children and parents regarding the consequences of sexting, sextcast